Gate-hinge.



B. G. RUSSELL.

` GATE HINGE. l APPLICATION FILED NOVA-1, 11111.

Patented July 16, 1912.

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GATE-HINGE.

Application led November 9, 1911.

T o all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, BURTON C. Rossum., residing at Keene, .in the countyof Cheshire and State ot New Hampshire, have invented certain new anduseful Improve ments in Gate-Hinges, of which the tollowing is aspecification.

This invention, which generally relates to gate hinges, moreparticularly has reiterence to hinges for self-closing gates in which aninclined trackway or bearing is provided for returning the gate to theclosed position when released, after being manually opened, and the saidinvention primarily has for its object to provide an in1- proved hingefor a gate of the character stated that is simple, can be economicallymade, easily manipulated and which ettectively serves its intendedpurposes.

My invention consists of a hinge embodying the peculiar construction andnovel arrangement ot parts hereinafter fully described and specificallyset out in the ap pended claim and illustrated in the drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of so much ot a self-closing farm gate asis necessary to illustrate the practical application of my saidinvention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bracket member or tixedlyheld bearing portion ot' my improved hinge construc tion. Fig. 3 is avertical cross section of the parts as shown in Fig. L1, and Fig. 1 is aplan view of the parts shown in Fig. 3, the hinge post being shown insection.

In the drawing, I have shown so much of a self-opening farm gate as isnecessary to illustrate the practical application of my invention, andin the said showing, 12 designates the rear bar of the gate, 5 the hingepost and 3 a strap iron bolted to the upper end of the gate bar 12and'which has an out.- wardly projected apertured member 30,

t'or pivotally engaging with the upper hinge pintle a, integrally formedwith the upper hinge bracket /10 that is secured upon the upper end ofthe hinge post 5.

13 designates the lower hinge and bearing portion oi my improved hingeconstruction upon which the lower end of the gate is mounted and whichforms, as it were, a bearing bracket for the lower or tulcrum bearingfor the gate. The bracket 13 is a substantially U-shape member whoseopposite arms 131---13a are bent upwardly upon Specification of LettersPatent.

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a sharp incline so as to t'orm the runway for the roller or tulcrumbearing let presently again referred to, and the said arms 13 haveport-ions bent at right angles to the central portion of the bearing 13to form straps 13b, which are apertured for receiving the bolts thatconnect with the post The bearing 13 also includes a' tlat cent "alhorizontal extension 1S provided wit-h a cent-ral aperture 13, and therear portion of the extension 13C is rolled or otherwise formed into along bolt 13e for passing through the post 5, the end of the bolt beingthreaded to receive nuts 13'E (see Fig.

15 designates the lower hinge pintle-that is formed by bending a plate1G to the desired shape and with a toot portion 15'nl that is providedwith an aperture to receive a fastening bolt for securing it to the post5.

The fulcrum bearing 1st hereinbetore referred to is in the nature of aroller bearing, and it is journaled in a keeper pla-te 18 that .isintegral with and forms the rear end of a bifurcated strap member 19,which embraces the lower gate rail or bar, and is bolted thereto asshown.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings,the complete construction, the manner in which my gate may beinz'lnipulated and its advantages will be apparent.

It will be noticed, that when provided with my hinge construction it isnot necessary to dismount to open the gate, since in swinging the gatein either direction the lower or ulcrum bearing 18 of the gate hingewill ride up on the incline portions of the bearing bracket 18 and whenpressure on the gate is released, the said t'ulcrum bearing 1li willreadily swing back down the incline portions la to the closed position.

That I claim is:

A gate hinge of the character described comprising a body of strap ironincluding a U-shaped portion, the opposite members ot' which are curvedupwardly to form inclined bracket bearings, and then bentperpendicularly wit-h respect to the bracket bearings to form portionsfor attaching to the hinge post, the said body also including ahorizontally extended member that terminates in a threaded bolt shankfor passing transversely through the posts, said horizontal memberhaving an aperture and a member secured to the post having a pinpintle,the said roller bearing also having tle that extends up through theaperture portions for connecting with the lower end in the horizontalmember of the U-Shapecl of the gate.

body to form a pintle, and a roller bearing `BURTON C. RUSSELL. 5 forengaging the inclined bracket portions Wvitnesses:

of the U-shapecl niemloer7 said roller bearing HELEN L. VVYMAN,

having an aperturecl ear for engaging the ADA R. ESDAILE.

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Washington, D. C. l

